At a lovely local craft market I met someone I had a lot in common with - a publisher who lives quite close to me and who is a pagan. Nathalie Andrews runs Girl and Cat Publishing and her aim is to change the way authors look at non-traditional publishing. She teaches classes in self-publishing and encourages novice writers to consider it as equal to traditional publishing while allowing them to retain the integrity and control of their work.
She said: "Our authors are expected to take the same pride in their work as they would if they were approaching a traditional publisher."
Nathalie says Girl and Cat is not a vanity press. Instead of offering self-publishing services, the company teaches authors to self-publish and market in a professional manner. She added: "We guide them through the process so that they gain the skills to format, market, network and sell their books without ever using a vanity press. In such a way, Girl and Cat seeks to encourage professionalism and skill in the community and to encourage good practice in independent publishing."
At the stall, Nathalie was promoting a children's fantasy novel with pagan themes called Journey Back to the Great Before,
Girl and Cat Publishing is currently looking for new authors. Visit www.girlandcat.com for more information.
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